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caitlin_doggos's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
heyjudy's review against another edition
4.0
~3.5-4/5
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
This was a sad volume. I just feel so bad for Asuka. For Ryo, too. They’re both obviously struggling, neither of them sure what to do, thinking that they can’t do anything. The poor, sad things!
And it’s all because of Asuka’s stupid mother. I rather hate her. She’s a selfish, horrible person. I’m not sure if, in the next volume, everything is going to wrap up neatly just by them talking, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Still, his mother is horrible, and I do not like her at all.
I love Asuka and Ryo, though, and really look forward to seeing how it all wraps up in the next book. It’s the final volume, so it’s sure to be good, and I’m really excited to see how it all goes. I want to see their happy ending. They deserve it.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
This was a sad volume. I just feel so bad for Asuka. For Ryo, too. They’re both obviously struggling, neither of them sure what to do, thinking that they can’t do anything. The poor, sad things!
And it’s all because of Asuka’s stupid mother. I rather hate her. She’s a selfish, horrible person. I’m not sure if, in the next volume, everything is going to wrap up neatly just by them talking, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Still, his mother is horrible, and I do not like her at all.
I love Asuka and Ryo, though, and really look forward to seeing how it all wraps up in the next book. It’s the final volume, so it’s sure to be good, and I’m really excited to see how it all goes. I want to see their happy ending. They deserve it.
toastymaloney's review against another edition
4.0
I want to read the next one!! I can't believe how things ended up, and I want to see it all end happily.
misssusan's review against another edition
4.0
me spending nearly this entire volume crying about asuka masumune? haha nooo that's completely ridic- [trips]
[endless tumblr style tag essays about ryo and asuka's relationship spill out of jacket]
no wait these aren't even mine i found them out by -
[dozens of recordings of me whispering about how much they all love each other noooo goddamn heteronormativity hurting my babies fall out of my pockets]
no you have to listen i'm just holding these for a friend
[entire scroll of all the reasons asuka masumune is precious and must be protected at all costs suddenly drops down]
shit shit look i don't care that much, i'm a tough girl okay
...
frick
4.5 stars
[endless tumblr style tag essays about ryo and asuka's relationship spill out of jacket]
no wait these aren't even mine i found them out by -
[dozens of recordings of me whispering about how much they all love each other noooo goddamn heteronormativity hurting my babies fall out of my pockets]
no you have to listen i'm just holding these for a friend
[entire scroll of all the reasons asuka masumune is precious and must be protected at all costs suddenly drops down]
shit shit look i don't care that much, i'm a tough girl okay
...
frick
4.5 stars
melhara's review against another edition
4.0
This review is part of a personal challenge to: 1) read more French books; 2) improve my French; 3) read all the French manga novels from my mom's manga collection. Seeing as I read this book in French, the actual review will be in French (duh).
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Cette critique fait partie d'un défi personnel: d’améliorer mon français!
Nous approchons la fin de la série!
Je voulais tellement que le père d'Asuka et Monsieur Amakashi soient un couple mais cela a été démystifié dans le premier chapitre ... dommage.
Bon, dans ce volume, la mère d'Asuka (qui est si terrible) continue de le manipuler et ruine la relation d'Asuka avec tout le monde autour de lui!
J'ai vraiment hâte de lire la finale pour voir comment cela sera résolu.
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Note moyenne de la série: 4.1/5
Critiques pour le reste de la série:
Tome 1 | Tome 2 | Tome 3 | Tome 4 | Tome 5 | Tome 6 | Tome 7 | Tome 8 | Tome 9 | Tome 10 | Tome 11 | Tome 12 | Tome 13 | Tome 14 | Tome 15 | Tome 16 | Tome 17 | Tome 18
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Cette critique fait partie d'un défi personnel: d’améliorer mon français!
Nous approchons la fin de la série!
Je voulais tellement que le père d'Asuka et Monsieur Amakashi soient un couple mais cela a été démystifié dans le premier chapitre ... dommage.
Bon, dans ce volume, la mère d'Asuka (qui est si terrible) continue de le manipuler et ruine la relation d'Asuka avec tout le monde autour de lui!
J'ai vraiment hâte de lire la finale pour voir comment cela sera résolu.
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Note moyenne de la série: 4.1/5
Critiques pour le reste de la série:
Tome 1 | Tome 2 | Tome 3 | Tome 4 | Tome 5 | Tome 6 | Tome 7 | Tome 8 | Tome 9 | Tome 10 | Tome 11 | Tome 12 | Tome 13 | Tome 14 | Tome 15 | Tome 16 | Tome 17 | Tome 18
mizugozreh's review against another edition
4.0
🌸SYNOPSIS
To turn Asuka away from the “Dark side”, Kiyomi continues her rampage to destroy everything Asuka loves to have her delusion of a manly man. This begins with eradicating his favourite manga, Love Chick. That’s not all, she plans to isolate him from those who corrupt him from his manly path and sets her eyes on ruining his relationship with Ryo. When will the madness stop? Will Ryo and Asuka really separate!?
As the rest of his friends try and work together to help Asuka, what will happen? Will Asuka be lost to them forever? Will Ryo reach the Otomen Asuka that she loves? Find out with volume 17
🌸OPINION
This volume makes me want to boot it out a window. I mean, besides the themes of making someone into something you want is not cool but the fact that the earlier volumes could have less fillers and an earlier start on the ending arc could have made it feel a little less pushed and overbearing. It took me a while to finish it because it got me so worked up.
I love the 17 and 18 volume covers and they look like they belong together which makes me so happy. That’s about it though causes the content between them really got my blood to boil, but like my partner says, “That’s a great sign of character if they can make you feel so strongly, no matter if it’s for or against them” and that is very correct. I may resent Kiyomi currently, but it just proved that she filled her role as an Anti-Otomen.
🌸PRO
Getting closer to the end
Gorgeous cover
🌸CON
Cliff-hanger
Becoming over-emotional over everything
🌸FINAL SAY
“What are you doing Asuka-chan?”
I asked that same thing so many times during the whole extent of the manga because I am a sucker for someone being true to themselves even if it’s a guy who likes girly things. I think at one point I wanted to shake him and be like “WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME?” and that honestly takes an amazing sort of story writing to get me so worked up over a character and story like this. I kind of felt like this was a bit rushed though.
I give it a four instead of two because as much as I hated this manga, at this point, I like the fact that it played on my emotions so strongly and it takes a lot to do that and I admire Aya Kanno for being able to do that so well. I wish it was kind of earlier in the series but can't complain too much since it won't change anything.
To turn Asuka away from the “Dark side”, Kiyomi continues her rampage to destroy everything Asuka loves to have her delusion of a manly man. This begins with eradicating his favourite manga, Love Chick. That’s not all, she plans to isolate him from those who corrupt him from his manly path and sets her eyes on ruining his relationship with Ryo. When will the madness stop? Will Ryo and Asuka really separate!?
As the rest of his friends try and work together to help Asuka, what will happen? Will Asuka be lost to them forever? Will Ryo reach the Otomen Asuka that she loves? Find out with volume 17
🌸OPINION
This volume makes me want to boot it out a window. I mean, besides the themes of making someone into something you want is not cool but the fact that the earlier volumes could have less fillers and an earlier start on the ending arc could have made it feel a little less pushed and overbearing. It took me a while to finish it because it got me so worked up.
I love the 17 and 18 volume covers and they look like they belong together which makes me so happy. That’s about it though causes the content between them really got my blood to boil, but like my partner says, “That’s a great sign of character if they can make you feel so strongly, no matter if it’s for or against them” and that is very correct. I may resent Kiyomi currently, but it just proved that she filled her role as an Anti-Otomen.
🌸PRO
Getting closer to the end
Gorgeous cover
🌸CON
Cliff-hanger
Becoming over-emotional over everything
🌸FINAL SAY
“What are you doing Asuka-chan?”
I asked that same thing so many times during the whole extent of the manga because I am a sucker for someone being true to themselves even if it’s a guy who likes girly things. I think at one point I wanted to shake him and be like “WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME?” and that honestly takes an amazing sort of story writing to get me so worked up over a character and story like this. I kind of felt like this was a bit rushed though.
I give it a four instead of two because as much as I hated this manga, at this point, I like the fact that it played on my emotions so strongly and it takes a lot to do that and I admire Aya Kanno for being able to do that so well. I wish it was kind of earlier in the series but can't complain too much since it won't change anything.
rowievdvliet's review against another edition
3.0
This one wasn’t as strong. You can really see it’s all boiling up to the final conclusion. I’m just not sure if I like where it’s heading. However I do like that the plot for Juta is getting some development.
christin22's review
3.0
Die Story nähert sich dem Ende, vor allem haben wir hier die ganzen Charaktere, die Asukas Leben beeinflusst haben, und wie er sich von diesen trennen muss, um weiteren Schmerz zu verhindern. Seine Mutter ist echt böse.
reanne's review
2.0
I feel like this manga has gone from "just because you like things that society has deemed 'girly' doesn't make you less of a man" to actual trans/gender-confusion issues, which I don't care for. And I feel like the unrealistic obsession with manliness that certain characters (antagonists) have has passed the point of being believable even for this manga. Or maybe over time I've just grown less patient with it, particularly as it keeps being the same note over and over again. I don't know, the series seems to have taken a turn somewhere--and I'm not quite sure where--away from the cute story about characters I liked into something more serious, unbelievable, and confusing.
persephone_bookworm's review
5.0
Uggg truth is I cried T^T, even tho I know everything is going to be fine at the end.
I love the fact that Juta loves Asuka and that he would do whatever for him to be happy. Juta is definitely my favorite <3 <3 <3
Special mention to that part where Asuka asked his sensei if he's going out with his dad (I headcanon that they totally are!)
I love the fact that Juta loves Asuka and that he would do whatever for him to be happy. Juta is definitely my favorite <3 <3 <3
Special mention to that part where Asuka asked his sensei if he's going out with his dad (I headcanon that they totally are!)
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